Northern Illinois Huskies vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 11/18/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SECN+

The Missouri Tigers (1-1) will try to beat the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-1) at Mizzou Arena on Thursday.

The Northern Illinois Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Indiana and ended up losing by a score of 85-49 in their last game. Northern Illinois finished having earned a 30.4% FG percentage (14 of 46) and knocked down 2 of their 11 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Huskies knocked down 19 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 70.4%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 25 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 3 assists in this matchup while creating 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about the defense, Northern Illinois allowed the other team to go 48.2% from the floor on 27 of 56 shooting. Indiana doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Indiana pulled down 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Indiana finished 76.7% from the free throw line by converting 23 of 30 tries. They knocked down 8 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Huskies left the arena with 23 and Indiana finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Keshawn Williams is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He scored 21 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He went 46.2% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Northern Illinois will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-1 so far this season. They average 60.0 pts per game (329th in the country) while going 37.2% from the floor. The Huskies are shooting 41.2% on shots from downtown (14 of 34) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Northern Illinois is pulling in 34.0 rebounds per contest and has 15 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 352nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 21.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 26.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Huskies have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 21.5 fouls. They are conceding 26.8% on 3-pointers and they are 269th in college hoops in opponents PPG (74.5). The Huskies are giving up a FG percentage of 35.9% (47 of 131) and they concede 44.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 29th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 19 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Missouri Tigers took a loss by a score of 80-66 when they played UMKC. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Missouri allowed UMKC to pull down 31 overall (6 offensive). They shot 47.8% from distance by shooting 11 out of 23 and ended up going 13 of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). The Tigers permitted UMKC to convert 28 of their 55 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished 24 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 47.1%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Missouri buried 4 of their 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 58.3%. UMKC committed 24 fouls in the matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Tigers corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 for this game.

Kobe Brown ended up being a factor for the Tigers in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 11 in the game for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 25 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Missouri has a record of 1-1 on the season. The Tigers commit 18.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 63.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.0 times per game (251st in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest. Missouri has 144 pts so far this year (72.0 per game) and they snag 37.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 146th in college hoops.

The Missouri defense allows 37.7% from downtown (20 of 53) and opponents are making 64.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.5 assists and 31.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 154th and 74th in college basketball. The Tigers are ranked 259th in D-1 in PPG given up with 74.0. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the field (286th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Missouri

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